On Thursday night, Luzern vs Espanyol are fighting for a place in the Europa League play-off. The match will take place on Swissorarena and will be refereeed by Croatian Fran Jovic. Surprisingly, the two bands have not met before.

Luzern: Form of moment, last results, statistics

The team prepared by Thomas Haverli finished in fifth place in the previous season and for this reason he plays in the Europa League qualifiers. Throughout history, the title once won, but since then 30 years have passed. The goal set by the club’s management for the current season is TOP5, but it will not be easy. After the first three stages he won only one victory, moving with St. Gallen and has a total of four points. The right ones, in the last days had a hellish program. In the previous tour, he dealt with Klaksvik. In both matches the limit was set, with 1-0. Since 2010, he has been trying to qualify for the Europa League groups, but so far he has not succeeded. The maik was almost in 2012, when she was eliminated in the play-off, by Genk.

• Probable team (4-2-3-1): Muller – Sidler, Cirkovic, Lucas, Schwegler – Ndenge, Voca – Eleke, Schulz, Schurpf – Margiotta;

Espanyol: Form of moment, last results, statistics

For this season he has a new coach, David Gallego, who was on the team bench last year, for five matches, in which he won four wins and one draw. In the previous season he finished seventh in LaLiga, after a crazy end. Now he is looking for access to the Europa League groups and theoretically he has a pretty high chance. In the previous tour he had no emotions in the duel with Stjarnan. In the two matches he scored seven goals and received only one. The team play looks pretty good and considering the value of the players, in LaLiga should make a beautiful figure.

• Probable team (4-4-2): Lopez – Giner Pedrosa, Naldo, Marmol, Lopez – Granero, Darder, Anza, Melendo – Iglesias, Ferreyra;

Luzern vs Espanyol Picks

Espanyol is a favorite when it comes to play-off qualification. The difference in value between the two formations is quite large, and this will be seen on the ground.

Our Prediction: 2

Odds: 1.60